Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-08-22
STATE FAIR EXHIBITS.
An Excellent Organization for Gather
ing and Preparing County Resources.

An Excellent Organization for Gather
ing and Preparing County Resources.
The following, which appeared in the
Colusa San of last week, is published in
full, TO show what is being done in Colusa
county to make a creditable exhibition at
the coming State Fair, of the vast resources
of that county, and as hint TO other coun-
ties not yet heard from, and who ought to
make like effort and exhibit. The Sun
says:
Fruit and grain is coming forward but
slowly thus far, although rush of it is an
ticipated for next week. The people of the
county should understand that although
few men in various parts of the county
have been asked to look after exhibits in
their particular section, yet every one is ex-
pected to take an interest in the exhibit
and send in his own fruit and grain as wall
as some from his neighbor. Considerable
of the fruit that has arrived thus far is too
ripe, and has necessarily been rejected.
The manager of the exhibit gives below
few general rules which everyone will do
well to observe
All fruit should be matured, we'll grown
and with its ripe color, but must be firm.
Under no circumstances send soft or blem-
ished fruit.
Pick all fruit with the stems on. For
this purpose it is best to use sharp knife
or pair of shears.
Send the largest and choicest of each va
riety only.
Pack very carefully, SO that the fruit will
not be bruised in transit 1t is better to
wrap each piece of large fruit in paper and
pack SO that it will not roll around in the
box.
AS to size of samples, if small fruits, such
grapes, cherries and the like are forwarded,
send five to ten pounds OF each variety; if
peaches, pears, ETC., send from two to three
dozen OF each sample. Samples of every
possible kind or variety of fruit raised in
Colusa county are solicited.
All fruits ripening now or before the 9th
OF September must be shipped to Colusa.
If it does not ripen until after that date,
and Will keep through the fair, ship direct
to Sacramento.
Carefully mark each sample with name
of fruit and name of grower.
Grain of every variety in the county is
solicited, in head, in stalk and in sack. If
in heads, send not less than dozen heads
II In stalk, good sized sheaf if shelled or
thrashed, an ordinary sample bag of each
variety.
Carefully mark with name of grain and
grower.
Ship all grain direct to Colusa.
Vegetables of every description are So
licited.
Keep an eye out on your own place and
that OF your neighbours for large vegetables,
and see that they are not picked or gath
cred until after September 5th, then
gather and ship direct to Sacramento
Address everything, whether shipped to
Colusa or Sacramento, to F. c. Radcliffe.
Parties living in various parts of the
county who have anything to exhibit, but
who are unable through lack of time or for
other reasons to attend the shipment
themselves will confer favor on the man.
agement and assist to advertise the county
by addressing the manager at Colusa, stat
ing their wants or by addressing any of
the following gentlemen, when their cases
will be attended to, viz: D. o. Baker,
Grimes Landing; A. A. Thayer, Grand
Island; 7. Hannum, Peart & Greene, Col
lege City; Day d Saxon, Arbuckle; G. G.
lngrim, Gilmore; Julius Weyand, Little
Stony; j. w. Crutcher, Williams; C. c.
Felts, Geo. B. Hardin, Maxwell; T. J. AL
exander, w. F. Mason, ]. F. Keeran, Will
lows; Il. A. Logan, Norman; NJ. O'Ha.r,
J. Il. Rogers, Orland; E. Mcdaniel, Butte
City.
Let everybody remember that this is the
grandest opportunity Colusa county has
ever had for advertising her resources to
the world and let all take hand and help.
Headquarters for the exhibit have been
established 49, The Brooks building, on
MarKet Street, Colusa, and everyone is cor
daily invited to come and see what is be-
ing done.-Herdld.